Criminal – Firearms – ‘Misdemeanor crime of domestic violence’

Where two defendants were convicted under 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(9), which prohibits individuals convicted of a "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" from possessing, shipping or receiving firearms, the convictions should stand based on the fact that each defendant previously violated Maine's simple assault statute.

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